Improved parlor fountain for diffusing liquids



Cllniirli tapes aient @lilium WILLIAM ALTICK,

or DAYToN, onto.

Letters Patent No. 100,349rdated March 1, 1870.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part of thesame.

To all whom it may concern:

Bc it known that I, WILLIAMALTICK, rol Dayton, in the county ofMontgomery, and in the State of Ohio, haveinvented certain new' anduseful Improvements in Portable or Parlor Fountains, for odorizing,deodorizing, 85o.; and do hereby declare that the following is a full,clear, and exact description thereof', reference being had to theaccompanying drawing making a part of this specification, in which-Figure l is a front elevation of my improved device;

gigure 2 is a vertical central section of the same; an y n Figure 3 is aplan view of the lower end of the jetpipe.

Letters of like name and kind refer to like parts in each of thefigures.

My invention belongs to al class ot devices lhaving for its object theproduction of a jet ,of Water or other duid by mechanical means; and

It consists in the general constructionand arrangement'of the severalparts ofthe device, as hereinafter set forth.

In the annexed drawing- A represents a rod, secured vertically within asuitable base, B, and having upon its upper end a piston, C, providedupon its periphery with a groove, c, for the reception of hemp orotherbrous packing.

D represents a metal cylinder, corresponding in inside diameter with theoutside of the pistou G, over: which 1t is placed, and its lower endbeing open and provided with a guide, E, secured 'to said cylinder, andworking upon the rod A, while its upper end is closed by means of' aAbasin, F, to the bottom of which said cylinder is attached by means ofscrews, f, passing downward through said basin into a flange, d, securedto said cylinder.

Secured to and extending upward from the center of the basin F is ashort pipe, G, provided at its center' with a stop-cock, g, and at itsupper end with a small basin, H, from the center or" which projectsupward a small`nozzle or jet-pipe, I.

Two or more openings, x, are provided iu the bottom of the basin F,through which communication maybe had with the interior of the cylinderfor the purpose l of admitting water thereto, which wateris afterw: rd

prevented from escaping through said opening by means of leather iiapsor valves, k, extending inward fi'om and forming a part of the gasket K,placed between the cylinder and basin, each valve closing upward againstone of the openings.

As thus constructed, if the basin F be lled with water and the cylinderraised up on the rod A, the water-will be drawn through the openings xinto the space between the piston and the upper end of the cylinderuntil said space is filled, when, upon releasing said cylinder, itsweight, together with that of the basin, will create a pressure uponsaid water, which, being prevented from escaping through said openings,will pass upward through the pipe G and nozzle I with suiiicient forceto form a fine jet.

A wire-gauze diaphragm, i, is placed over the lower end of the pipe G,for the purpose of preventing the admission thereto of any substancehaving a suliicient size to cause it to obstruct the nozzle.

The stop-cock g is used for the purpose of regulating the low ofthewater, and also to prevent air from entering the cylinder when the saineis raised.

In order that all annoyance from the leakage of water through the pistonmay he avoided, a drip-cu p, L, is placed around the rod A, immediatelyabove the base B, into which said water falls and is retained.

In fountains above a certain size it would be i'nconvenient aswell asdifficult to raise the cylinder for the purpose of charging the same,unless some especial means were provided for the purpose of assistingthe operator. f

To accomplish this object an arm, M, issecured between the base anddrip-cup, and from thence curves' outward andY upward, and has pi votedwithin its upper end a pulley, m.

Projecting horizontally outward from the arm M,

just above the drip-cup, is astud, m', upon which is pivotcd anotherpulley, N, having'secured thereto a crank, n.

A cord, O, is secured at one end to the pu'lley N, and from thencepasses over the. pulley m, and has its other end attached to one ofthearms ofthe guide E, so that by turning said crank the cord is woundthereon, thereby causing the cylinder to be readily elevated to thedesired height.

The 'exterior ot' this fountain being highly ornamented will make it anattractive and pleasing addition to any center-table, in addition towhich it may be usefully employed for odorizing, deodorizing, or dis'-infecting the atmosphere of a room, by adapting the liquid containedtherein to the especial purpose 'designed; and as its parts are few andnot liable to become deranged, and the whole can be furnished at acomparatively small cost, it is believed that general use will followits introduction to the public.

Having thus fully set forth the nature and merits of my invention,

That I claim as new, and Letters Patent, is-

The cylinder D, provided with the guide E and connected to the basin F,in combination with the rodA and piston C, substantially as and for thepurpose specited.

Also, the combination of the cylinder D, the btsin desire to secure bycylinder Ythe purpose specified.

F, the openings and the valves k, substantially as shown, and for thepurpose described.

Also, the pipe Gr, covered at its lower end with the diaphragm z andprovided with the stop-cock g, in combination with the basin H and thenozzle I, substantially as herein specitied, and for the purposedescribed.

Also, piston C, and

in combination with the rod A,

and for D, the drip-cup L, substantially' as the cylinconsisting andAlso, the means employed for elevating der for the purpose of chargingthe same, of the arm M, the pulleys m and N, the crank n, the cord O,substantially as herein set forth.

the combination of the rod A, the piston C,

provided with the open G, provided with the Witnesses:

Taos. D. MITCHELL, J oHN COLLINS.

